Senior Legal Officer at Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited

Job Description

• We seek to hire a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Legal Officer to join our Legal Department.
• The ideal candidate will have a solid background in commercial law, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
• The Candidate will play a key role in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, supporting regulatory and transactional matters, and advising on legal risks across the organization.

Main Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft and review complex contracts, including, but not limited to: NDAs, consulting agreements, acquisition agreements, strategic cooperation and joint venture agreements.
• Manage day-to-day legal requests from the business teams, particularly relating to Business transaction.
• Manage and provide strategic advice on claims and disputes, including litigation and arbitration workstreams.
• Advise on regulatory issues and compliance and support the Business in developing and maintaining policies and procedures and monitoring to ensure compliance.
• Prepare and deliver updates on legal developments and requirements to various audiences and provide ongoing advice on applicable laws and regulations governing commercial activities.
• Develop and draft form and template contracts.
• Periodically travel between Business offices as well as travel to and from respective project facilities.
• Document legal drafting and writing approaches suited for organisation’s use.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Provide advisory services on issues that relate to the legal and regulatory framework and liaise with necessary regulatory bodies when needed.
• Collaborate with senior management to drive responsive actions to address legal-related public policy issues.
• Provide advisory services on issues that relate to the legal and regulatory framework and liaise with necessary regulatory bodies when needed.
• Interpret new/ existing local and international laws, regulations and decrees which will affect operations in Nigeria and provide advice accordingly.
• Keep abreast of the latest legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the organization.
• Provide support in regularization of annual returns with CAC—court attendance, legal searches, and monitoring title perfection processes at applicable land registries.
• Assist with the preparation of board resolutions and extracts of minutes, schedule of meetings, etc.

Requirements
Qualification / Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in law (LL. B) and B.L
• Relevant postgraduate degree and professional qualification.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience

Skills and Competencies:

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the financial service industry.
• Oil & gas Industry experience is an advantage

Technical and Administrative Skills:

• Legal document handling
• Case file organization
• Communication and writing (e.g., drafting legal correspondence, memos)
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Familiarity with legal terms and procedures
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy in work.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in legal research and documentation.
• Experience on engaging with relevant government, maritime, local content agencies, etc.